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Milo vs Strong vs Mars Hill
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Milo has grown the fastest since 2010 (-3.8%).
Strong has the most people working from home (18.5%).
Mars Hill has the shortest commute (21 min average).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Milo | Strong | Mars Hill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,165Highest |
1,249Lowest |
1,398 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-7.5% ME: +2.6% |
-8.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.9±7 about the ME average |
47.5±8.9Highest 6% above ME |
43.4±3Lowest 3% below ME |
| Strong and Milo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.8%±4.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.5%±3.5 ME: 18.1% |
22.9%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Mars Hill and Strong are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.2%±2.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22%±4.1 ME: 22.4% |
24.5%±5.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Mars Hill and Strong are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
26.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
26% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.8 ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.8%±3.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Mars Hill and Milo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $56,875±$9k 24% below ME |
$47,557±$10kLowest 36% below ME |
$65,273±$9kHighest 13% below ME |
| Mars Hill and Milo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $97,100±$27kLowest 67% below ME |
$183,900±$29kHighest 38% below ME |
$163,600±$23k 45% below ME |
| Strong and Mars Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $879±$400 23% below ME |
$920±$276Highest 19% below ME |
$488±$96Lowest 57% below ME |
| Strong and Milo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,450Lowest 52% below ME |
$1,950Highest 36% below ME |
$1,843 39% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
20.9%±52.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
30.6%±7.1 ME: 48.4% |
| Milo and Mars Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
13.9% ME: 10.7% |
9.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
70.6% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
1971 6 yrs older than ME |
1967Lowest 10 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 42 minHighest 70% above ME |
31 min 26% above ME |
21 minLowest 14% below ME |
| Work from home | 3.2%±2.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18.5%±9.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±6.6 ME: 15.9% |
| Strong and Mars Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 41/MSAD 41 | RSU 58/MSAD 58 | RSU 42/MSAD 42 |
| High school in town | Penquis Valley Middle/High School | None in town | Central Aroostook Jr-Sr H S |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5Highest |
— | 8.0Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
ME average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.